jacko

Pulp Fiction.

Then they should fuck off to Hyde park where there is a place specifically for that purpose. And not get in the way of tourists who have perhaps travelled thousands of miles and have this one opportunity to see St Pauls. Where are they getting their electricity from?

That is a fair point, I should invest £50k and buy HSBC shares with it. But I had a brainstorm some years back and dumped all my managed funds, with an underlying lack in faith in shares generally. It may have been a fortuitous decision at the time but there seems little around to put cash into these days. Although Gold back then would have been a reasonable stop gap, and I was told only today by a gold fanatic he expects it to rally again to $2000/Oz.

Now that is a good deal....

Carrie. You call that shite and go watch AV?????

They have nothing worth bothering with.....

The one Kolobos was also involved in prior to his demise?

Yes I blame all that on the banks too!

Thanks for the heads up on this, although tourists and non-forum readers won't know this. Have there been some 'issues'?

I was using this (Link) to see what to expect, and it had been serving me well. But now the Rayong Radar has stopped updating since the 20th. It forewarned me of quite a few thunderstorms before that.

I tend to think you pay 200 baht for a haircut purely because of where it is located, in the centre of Pattaya and catering to falangs/tourists. Too many bloody puffs cutting hair in town...... I go near where I live, that is what I call well located. Get the shaved neck and ears, nose hair and eyebrows done and the girl gives me a nice shoulder massage afterwards. She has strong hands too. It is airconditioned, I have a TV to watch and it is always fun trying to communicate with her limited English and my screwy Thai. Sixty baht is a bargain. Sure, knowing where to get a good haircut in town is useful, but good and bad charge 200 there!

Trading Mom.

Ah yes, this was mentioned to me at HSBC when I was in the UK. As a retired person the requirements for having a Premier Account didn't appeal. I can do better with the 50k than the interest offered there. I think my non-resident status for the UK was an issue too.

That came out of the blue for me... interested to know why. Your link doesn't seem to be responding. Here is a Thai visa link. That doesn't say much either and is locked as you say. perhaps we can do it here!

Chaplin

Well it can't be initiated until 9am Monday UK time, so I will see how it looks Monday. There were a lot of exchange rate changes yesterday, SCB had 16 issues! Link Highest was 48.87. So a volatile day on the markets. You did good, (if the weasel words didn't affect the actual exchange rate,) but I don't have a HSBC acct here. Last time I used HSBC for a transfer I was pissed off as it went from my Manchester branch via Barclays who took another £30 quid (not to LOS). I actually haven't tried HSBC to Thailand yet. How much were you charged?

I am not paying for the whiskey you put into that thermos of coffee for the steps of St Pauls!

I think there is a little more to this rally so am holding out for 49 now. I never like initiating a transfer over the weekend. Probably live to regret that, I know Mervyn is anxious to mess with me!

Yes I just saw that and was going to post.... it was already mentioned in another thread.You watch the beeb Joe?

Afghanistan is in Asia, why did I need to bring KSA into the mix?It is an (un)reasonable enough example. If you recall, I actually lived in KSA for quite some time so there is no point in you telling me which continent it is in. If you do not want nit picking, stop making erroneous statements full of holes. If you do, carry on.

Nah, he is a she.

Tell that to Lina Joy.What continent is Afghanistan in? (Abdul Rahman).

Rodney Dangerfield.

It will affect the price of rice for sure. And what about what is going on in the UK affecting the old £? The last big impact was old Melvyn again, causing a 50 satang drop. There has been partial recovery of that fall over the last 48 hours. Inflation reports may cause the foolish to believe a UK interet rate rise is possible, but that isn't going to happen. I think Thai flood effects have been factored in already. I too am waiting to make a transfer UK->baht, and have deluded myself to think I can wait for 48.6-48.7 rate to be hit.

Woody Harrelson.